In addition to Elizabeth Kolbert’s book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe, I’m thinking about using my Amazon kickback money to buy Kevin Phillips’s book, American Theocracy. The Times reviewed it on Sunday.

Phillips is a long time Republican well known for his early prediction of the flourishing of Republicans in the Sun Belt.

In his new book, he forsees death and destruction for America caused by his beloved Republicans. He bemoans the big debt in Washington and in the individual’s credit card statement. The oil industry’s influence over foreign affairs also freaks out Phillips. But what made my hair stand up on end was his description of the Religious Right and their impact on American politics.

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